# Tex. Insurance Code § 1455.003: EXCEPTION

> Texas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C1455_S1455.003

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Insurance Code § 1455.003
- **Heading:** EXCEPTION
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1455 / Section 1455.003

## Text

This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a plan that provides coverage:

(A) only for a specified disease;

(B) only for accidental death or dismemberment;

(C) for wages or payments in lieu of wages for a period during which an employee is absent from work because of sickness or injury; or

(D) as a supplement to a liability insurance policy;

(2) a small employer health benefit plan written under Chapter 1501;

(3) a Medicare supplemental policy as defined by Section 1882(g)(1), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395ss);

(4) a workers' compensation insurance policy;

(5) medical payment insurance coverage provided under a motor vehicle insurance policy; or

(6) a long-term care insurance policy, including a nursing home fixed indemnity policy, unless the commissioner determines that the policy provides benefit coverage so comprehensive that the policy is a health benefit plan as described by Section 1455.002.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Insurance Code § 1455.001 § 1455.001. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C1455_S1455.001.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 1455.002 § 1455.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C1455_S1455.002.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 1455.003 § 1455.003. EXCEPTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C1455_S1455.003.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 1455.004 § 1455.004. COVERAGE FOR TELEMEDICINE MEDICAL SERVICES, TELEDENTISTRY DENTAL SERVICES, AND TELEHEALTH SERVICES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C1455_S1455.004.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 1455.005 § 1455.005. RULES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C1455_S1455.005.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 1455.006 § 1455.006. TELEMEDICINE MEDICAL SERVICES, TELEDENTISTRY DENTAL SERVICES, AND TELEHEALTH SERVICES STATEMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C1455_S1455.006.md)

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